Benjamin Jomo Washiali

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 141 to 150 of 1882.

• 5 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Deputy Speaker. Let me, as a matter of procedure, thank my brother, the Chair of this Committee, Hon. Paul; and quickly add that even his own conscience will not allow him to accept this as a reasonable answer to the Statement request. This is because the response raises the question of whether seeking statements here would actually help us provide the oversight that we really need as a House. You have heard the Statement he made. In part of it, he said that the intelligence reports further indicated that groups of local youths had planned to cause ... view
• 5 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Chapter 4 (35) (ii). view
• 5 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Yes, where they got the information from because we have a right, as the organizers. While complementing the Statement, the Chair talked about politics because of the people who were there. How would you know that there would be politics before even the function took place? Moreover, Hon. Chair, just before you finish, there is another inquiry I wanted to make. The teargassing took place on 10th, a day before the function. The function was meant to be on 11th. I have a letter from the Officer Commanding Station (OCS). In addition, the Cabinet Secretary, who prepared this response, was ... view
• 3 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order 42A (5) I wish to ask the following Question to the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock: (i) What specific mechanisms has the Ministry put in place to ensure that the Receiver Manager of Mumias Sugar Company is operating within the set guidelines and regulations considering that the Government owns majority of shares in the company? (ii) How much revenue has the Receiver Manager generated from the sale of ethanol, scrap metal and any other revenue sources since the takeover by the receivership management and how have the funds been utilized? I ... view
• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I wanted to find out from the Chairperson whether she is aware that transfers that used to take place at the end of the year, so that learning in schools is not disrupted are now happening in between the year. That means there are a lot of disruptions that are leading to whatever is happening now. Would I be in order to ask that question? view
• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No. 44 (2) (c), I wish to request.... view
• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: I do not have a copy of that Question, Hon. Speaker. Can I have a copy of that, please? view
• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, what I have is a statement request and not a Question. view
• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No. 44 (2) (c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security on the recently cancelled religious meetings in various parts of the country. Hon. Speaker, Articles 36 and 37 of the Constitution guarantee freedom of association and assembly which are all critical prerequisite to a thriving and a progressive democracy. Furthermore, Article 32 safeguards freedom of religion, conscience, belief and opinion. Officials of the National Police Service recently cancelled high profile public religious functions in Mumias East and Matungu constituencies in contravention ... view
• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Okay. Hon. Speaker, I wish to proceed then. It is on account of those public concerns that I seek for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security on the following: (i) What were the specific reasons that led to the cancellation of those meetings? (ii) Is the Public Order Act that was cited by the Officer Commanding Police Station in both cases on cancelling the events still relevant and practical in the current constitutional dispensation? (iii) What informed the unnecessary use of force including the use of teargas against Christians who had gathered ... view